Bunnie Huang quotes a bit from an All Things Considered airing of some of Alain De Botton's The Enlightening Bridge Between Art and Work: "Two centuries ago, our forebears would have known the precise history and source of almost every one of the limited number of things they ate and owned. They would have been familiar with the pig, the carpenter, the weaver, the loom and the dairymaid. The range of items available for purchase may have grown exponentially since then, but our understanding of their genesis has grown ever more obscure. We are now as imaginatively disconnected from the production and distribution of our goods as we are practically in reach of them, a process of alienation which has stripped us of opportunities for wonder, gratitude and guilt." That's some good Maker stuff right there.
Stripped of opportunites for wonder, gratitude and guilt
Flexpressions: latest facial animation tech in Blender
The last ledge on the way out of the uncanny valley is "actor trying to look like an uncanny CGI face and barely succeeding." Animator Chris Jones' magnum opus, though, is surely The Sqworm. READ THE REST
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launching a new private space company
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and former Apple engineer Alex Fielding launching a new private space company. Privateer Space posted this teaser to YouTube but not other details are available. The company's Website suggests they'll share more information at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference later this week. From Engadget: Wozniak and… READ THE REST
This entire living room is a wireless charger
We've become accustomed to wireless chargers that harness a phenomenon called electromagnetic induction to power up nearby mobile devices. The range is very low though, usually requiring the device to be placed right on top of the charging coil. Now though, University of Tokyo researchers and their colleagues have built a model living room that… READ THE REST
With a dual-camera drone like this, your aerial shots will never be the same
Whether it's a website, promotional content, or your personal social media account, photos and videos just aren't what they used to be — and if you've ever employed a handy "pretty" filter on a selfie, you know exactly what that means. Professionals and aspiring photographers alike need to up their game to get their content… READ THE REST
This sustainable toilet paper subscription comes straight to your door
It's no newsflash that the planet is burning. Sure, we may just have unlocked anxiety you've forgotten about thanks to the delta variant, but it's the harsh and dystopian reality. You may not be starting the forest fires directly, but using products that indirectly mess with the planet like toilet paper, paper towels, and other… READ THE REST
How I became financially stable by using this online course platform
Since graduating from my master's program in 2019, I've been feeling a little stale in the brainwave department. Sure, I learn on the job, and I do trainings like they're running out of style, but sometimes I'd like to learn something outside the scope of my employment. Something new, something that I may never use… READ THE REST
